Ādīs K’idamē weather in January

In January, Ādīs K’idamē sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ādīs K’idamē's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ādīs K’idamē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:59 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ādīs K’idamē reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Ādīs K’idamē weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°102.411.48.4
Feb26° / 12°122.811.67.9
Mar26° / 14°427.211.97.2
Apr26° / 14°719.112.26.8
May24° / 14°23819.512.55.4
Jun21° / 12°3912912.63.6
Jul19° / 12°4643112.63.1
Aug19° / 12°4893112.43.1
Sep21° / 12°5072812.13.7
Oct21° / 11°26217.511.85.4
Nov22° / 11°517.711.57.2
Dec23° / 11°16311.48.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
47624
57624
67426
77426
87228
97228
107228
117030
127030
137030
147030
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187030
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207030
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227129
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ādīs K’idamē gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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275
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295
304
314

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:556:16
211.46:556:17
311.46:566:17
411.46:566:18
511.46:566:19
611.46:576:19
711.46:576:20
811.46:576:20
911.46:586:21
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1811.47:006:25
1911.47:006:26
2011.47:006:26
2111.47:006:27
2211.47:006:27
2311.57:006:28
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2511.57:006:29
2611.57:006:29
2711.57:016:29
2811.57:016:30
2911.57:016:30
3011.57:016:31
3111.57:006:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
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275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ādīs K’idamē

In seasonPeak

None of Ādīs K’idamē's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ādīs K’idamē's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ādīs K’idamē?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ādīs K’idamē for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ādīs K’idamē in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Ādīs K’idamē sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ādīs K’idamē in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ādīs K’idamē peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ādīs K’idamē in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ādīs K’idamē is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1443 µg/m³May 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr32Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ādīs K’idamē?

Ādīs K’idamē sits at 11.1°N, 36.9°E, 2,450 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Injibara, 10 km away.

Topography around Ādīs K’idamē

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ādīs K’idamē.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ādīs K’idamē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 2,445 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,794 m.

The land around Ādīs K’idamē is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
957 m
80 km
2,794 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Injibara 10 km · Dangila 21 km · Ginja Bet 26 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 26 km · Tīlīlī 30 km · Gurbetē 31 km · Chagni 44 km · Burē 47 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ādīs K’idamē (11.0833°, 36.8833°, elevation 2,450 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).